Ooc: You could tell I was in a really big drawing mood lately. I wanted to draw what š would look like once they hit the road with Cowboy, soooo here you have it! (Don't mind that they're not on their wheelchair btw lol)
Bonus: Cluster-B polycule! Very convinced that these three psychos all share the same braincell, they're just so silly!!!
Consider: Logan and Virgil just lazily making out and kind of grinding/kind of just cuddling, both happy and content to just lay together and make out and get a little frisky without the expectations of sex, ya know? -PT
I love!!! just casual, lazy making out, maybe holding hands while they do it, just kinda sitting on each other and refusing to move (bc secretly the other likes them on their lap), forehead kisses and cheek kisses, them just being adorable soft bois
I have fibro and I've been referred to a PT. I don't know what to expect. Do they have you exercise? What does it entail? Thanks š
Hi, Anon!
I think PT is different for everybody. I originally went there cuz my pelvic floor was jacked up. BUT it was all jacked up from Lyme and fibro, so thereās that. Iām not sure what PT will be like for you, but Iām happy to share my experience!
This is gonna be LONG, so look beneath the cut if you wanna knowing about PT.
Letās call my PT M. M has helped me so much over the past however long Iāve seen her. (A year? It feels like longer.) Like, sheās the reason Iāve improved so much, I swear. So my first note is PT is worth it. Goodness, itās worth it. Iām so happy I went. Pain makes your muscles TENSE. Mine were so locked up and tense. M has been amazing helping me recover from the past three years.
My second note: M is very understanding and worked to make sure I was comfortable. Until I went to PT, I didnāt fully realize⦠I do notĀ like being touched from behind where I canāt see you, and I did not like her checking my front pelvic joint. I⦠NOPE. Iād cry after the appointment in the car (and probably messed up whatever M had just fixed). So, my mom (cuz I was a minor when I first went to PT) let M know I was gonna talk at our next appoint before we started the actual therapy. I told M what I was uncomfortable with. She understood this and we made some changes. Instead of my laying on her stomach so she can work on my back, Iād lay on my side. Instead of her checking my pelvic joint, she showed me how to. Whomever ends up helping you, Anon, your PT should be accommodating. You should feel safe. Your PT should listen. Alright? This also goes for if something is too physically painful for you. Tell them,Ā āThat hurts too much, I canāt do that.ā They should listen to you and do something else instead.
My third note: I do exercises! But not the kind most think of. The exercises I do are to stretch out and loosen muscles, and move certain joints back into place if need be. The exercises that move joints around, I do with my PT. She moves them by using muscles, and itās actually really cool to talk to her about it. (I like learning and knowing things, so I asked a lot of questions when I first started PT.) The exercises I do to stretch out and loosen my muscles, I do those by myself! The ones I have are to help my upper back, shoulders, neck, jaw, torso, lower back, upper thighs, and hips specifically. (Which is⦠most of my body, yike s.) Some of them, itās as simple as laying down flat, lifting only my head up for ten seconds, then lowering it. Some of them I tie a stretchy, rubber strip of whatever and tie it around a doorknob, stand a yard away from it, and just pull it back. For some of them, I lay down on a foam roller and balance on it, or roll back and forth slightly on it. (The original foam roller I got hurt, and my PT found out about one made specifically for people with fibro/chronic pain. Itās a MELT FOAM ROLLER. Itās not cheap, but itās something you can look into if a normal foam roller hurts too much.)
My fourth note: I normally see my PT once a week, but if I have a flare up or something gets bad, I go twice. No matter how many times I go during the week, if Iām in a flare up or something is really bad, I told my PT. Communicate with your PT. It makes things so much better.
My fifth note: My insurance covers my PT, so yay for that! They approve a select number of visits, and when I hit the max, my PT seconds in a request for more, because I need it. So far, they havenāt turned us down. Theyāve been slow, once or twice, when it came to approving, but they havenāt turned anything down.
My sixth note: It probably wonāt be painless. I have fibro. You have fibro. Fibro is rude. Some things you do in PT may not be painless. If you can stand the pain or itās not bad, tough it out, cuz it means whatever area youāre working on needs it. If it hurts too much, like I said earlier, STOP. Do something else. Go back to the area of pain later.
⦠Somewhere along the way, this went from talking about my experience to giving notes and tips. XD If you have any more questions, Anon, either now or once you start PT, feel free to pop in again! Iām happy to talk or just be a listening ear. <3